The chemistry of retinal transplantation: The influence of polymer scaffold properties on retinal cell adhesion and control

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 768-773

  Treharne, Andrew J ^a   Grossel, Martin C ^a   Lotery, Andrew J ^a,b   Thomson, Heather A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

BRUCH MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL SUSPENSION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; RETINA PIGMENT EPITHELIUM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SHORT SURVEY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL ADHESION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; POLYMERS; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 79956366295     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.184002     Document Type: Short Survey

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